GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |